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mitt romney finished first. he spoke to supporters in illinois. after him, we will hear from rick santorum. [applause] >> wow. thank you, an illinois. thank you so much. tomorrow is our anniversary. we will have been married 43 years. have 3 -- happy anniversary, sweetheart. a very big thank you. we have had a great state chairman for our effort here. he was as well four years ago. we appreciate him. we all send our prayers to sent to mark kirk. we also have a congressman in the audience. right back there. congressman -- a diverse woman to be bigger. -- tadros moment judy biggert. i forgot congressman dan bold. bob dold -- bob dole. [laughter] our entire state of illinois delegates and you know what i have to do, i have to thank our friends in puerto rico. [applause] we were treated so warmly, so graciously, so loving. i t was a great experience for us. thank you so much. thank you, everybody. there were so many that help us there, especially the delegates and volunteers and the people of puerto rico for their support. thank you, puerto rico. now,
mitt romney finished first. he spoke to supporters in illinois. after him, we will hear from rick santorum. [applause] >> wow. thank you, an illinois. thank you so much. tomorrow is our anniversary. we will have been married 43 years. have 3 -- happy anniversary, sweetheart. a very big thank you. we have had a great state chairman for our effort here. he was as well four years ago. we appreciate him. we all send our prayers to sent to mark kirk. we also have a congressman in the audience....
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illinois polls put romney in the lead. dog owners nationally having second thoughts about the former massachusetts governor. illinois having second thoughts about their paper ballots. many reported their ballots will have to be trimmed down or counted by hand, meaning results should be delayed. romney hoping to add to his lead in delegates. gingrich and paul showing he should do that with ease. a public policy polling tally gingrich and powell far back. rick santorum telling an audience that his campaign is bigger than the issues that define the election. >> i don't care what the employment rate is going to be. my campaign doesn't hinge on it. it's something for foundational that's going on here. >> gas king romney springing on santorum's error like a dog on a car roof. >> people running also for the republican nomination today said he doesn't care about the unemployment rate, that doesn't bother him. it does bother me. i want to get people back to work. >> after saying he wished he had a do-over he did it over. >> of cour
illinois polls put romney in the lead. dog owners nationally having second thoughts about the former massachusetts governor. illinois having second thoughts about their paper ballots. many reported their ballots will have to be trimmed down or counted by hand, meaning results should be delayed. romney hoping to add to his lead in delegates. gingrich and paul showing he should do that with ease. a public policy polling tally gingrich and powell far back. rick santorum telling an audience that...
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and obama. >> i'm looking for the nod here. >> reporter: romney is up by nine points. santorum is the underdog. he's ineligible because he filed paper work too late. >> i don't care what the unemployment rate will be. doesn't matter to me. my campaign doesn't hinge on unemployment rates. >> i do care about the unemployment rate. it bothers me. >> reporter: santorum clarified. >> of course i care about the unemployment rate. but i'm saying my candidacy doesn't hinge on whether the unemployment rate goes up or down. >> reporter: but it's the numbers that mitt romney hopes to solidify him for a win. >> a loss in illinois or a narrow win by romney will certainly give a lot of doubts about the strength of his candidacy. >> reporter: no question romney has pulled ahead at least in terms of the official delegate count. nbc's latest tally 443. >>> elsewhere nbc news retained the republican party proposed new budget which will be unveiled later today. in at any time gop will propose massive tax reform by consolidating the six current tax be brackets into just two, 10% and 25%.
and obama. >> i'm looking for the nod here. >> reporter: romney is up by nine points. santorum is the underdog. he's ineligible because he filed paper work too late. >> i don't care what the unemployment rate will be. doesn't matter to me. my campaign doesn't hinge on unemployment rates. >> i do care about the unemployment rate. it bothers me. >> reporter: santorum clarified. >> of course i care about the unemployment rate. but i'm saying my candidacy doesn't...
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go with mitt romney. >> i want to get america right again. >> reporter: romney got undercut by one of his top aides who said once nominated, he plans to erase his focus. rick santorum showed up with an etch-a-scotch. >> he said you just take, turn it over and shake it and then you start all over. >> mocking romney as a fake conservative which he rushed to deny. >> the issues will be exactly the same. i'm running against a conservative republican. >> so here's governor romney's staff. they don't even have the decency to wait until they get the nomination to explain to us how they'll sell us us. . >> reporter: santorum has a wing man. nbc narcs, washington. >> voted no confidence in their police chief over his investigation to the controversial shooting death of a black teenager. three to five commissioners voted against the chief in the wake of a killing in the unarmed killing of trayvon. the town city manager who had the act to fire the chief would take the vote into consideration. >>> hundreds marched to demand justice of martin's father telling the crowd that his son did not deserve
go with mitt romney. >> i want to get america right again. >> reporter: romney got undercut by one of his top aides who said once nominated, he plans to erase his focus. rick santorum showed up with an etch-a-scotch. >> he said you just take, turn it over and shake it and then you start all over. >> mocking romney as a fake conservative which he rushed to deny. >> the issues will be exactly the same. i'm running against a conservative republican. >> so here's...
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this is the scene as a two man battle between rick santorum and mitt romney. scott thuman kicks off coverage. >> illinois is getting a lot of attention for good reason. is the last big trophy that is up for grabs for a while. this could be a nail biter it or it could be a blowout. it will have a significant impact in two hours. >> know, they are certainly not the only ones on the ballot, but when voters make their powerful mark tonight, expect these two at the top. rick santorum says an upset is always possible. >> that will fundamentally change the election like no other contest to date. >> he hopes an average joe persona will pay off with voters who do not relate to mitt romney. >> when you go out there and do not talk to a teleprompter, occasionally you say things you wish you had a do over. it is important you get a sense of how real the candidate is. >> when it comes to resources mitt romney is still on top. they are outspending rick santorum by seven-one. in chicago, an eye-popping 21-1. >> if you want a conservative as the nominee of this party, you mus
this is the scene as a two man battle between rick santorum and mitt romney. scott thuman kicks off coverage. >> illinois is getting a lot of attention for good reason. is the last big trophy that is up for grabs for a while. this could be a nail biter it or it could be a blowout. it will have a significant impact in two hours. >> know, they are certainly not the only ones on the ballot, but when voters make their powerful mark tonight, expect these two at the top. rick santorum...
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santorum is ratcheting up the attacks saying that romney is responsible for romney care, the blueprint for obama care. and again santorum is being out stumped 6-to-1 and 7-to-1. that clip of rick santorum down in dixon illinois, which is ronald reagan's boyhood home, santorum is trying to establish an on need conservative credential. 's trying to say look, i'm the conservative in this race. the establishment candidate is the big government take away your liberty type of a republican that is not who we need against president obama. and rick santorum, in order for him to do well tomorrow he has to do well south of interstate 80, the southern part of the state. and below chicago. mitt romney will roll it up in chicago and the suburbs. but again it looks like just because of the amount of money that mitt romney has been spending that the numbers have been turning in his direction. >> the polls i saw today suggest first degree you look at this in terms of three groups, romney had a double digit lead with the urban and suburban voters and he's holding his own in the rural vote. is romney sho
santorum is ratcheting up the attacks saying that romney is responsible for romney care, the blueprint for obama care. and again santorum is being out stumped 6-to-1 and 7-to-1. that clip of rick santorum down in dixon illinois, which is ronald reagan's boyhood home, santorum is trying to establish an on need conservative credential. 's trying to say look, i'm the conservative in this race. the establishment candidate is the big government take away your liberty type of a republican that is not...
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. >> mitt romney and rick santorum came with one message -- help- wanted. the two republican presidential candidates focused on their differences. romney tout his business experience and says the economy is the top priority. rick santorum says he's focused on the president's health-care plan and freedom. >> i don't care what the unemployment rate is going to be. doesn't matter to me. my campaign does not hinge on unemployment rates. >> i do care about the unemployment rate. it does bother me. i want to get people back to work. >> of course i care about the unemployment rate. rick santorum says a win in illinois would change the election. romney is 14 points ahead of santorum while newt gingrich and ron paul largely sat out the state. romney has more money to spend on advertisements highlighting rick santorum is endorsement of him in 2008. >> rick santorum says it is a different race and the negative ads have not kept him from picking up 10 wins so far. romney is working to make sure santorum does not get win no. 11 tonight. >> thank you. speaking of the pre
. >> mitt romney and rick santorum came with one message -- help- wanted. the two republican presidential candidates focused on their differences. romney tout his business experience and says the economy is the top priority. rick santorum says he's focused on the president's health-care plan and freedom. >> i don't care what the unemployment rate is going to be. doesn't matter to me. my campaign does not hinge on unemployment rates. >> i do care about the unemployment rate. it...
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his rivals dallas race is not over yet about what a night -- thank you, illinois. >> mitt romney did not have to wait long after the polls closed to give his victory speech. a clear win that he would like to say makes it a two-man race. >> we once built an interstate highway system and the hoover dam. now we can't even build a pipeline for it when we replace a law professor with the conservative businessman as president, that will end. >> is great to be back in pennsylvania. >> rick sent normal argued a win would change the race. he lost by double digits. he looked ahead in his speech. >> we will picket by a whole boatload of delegates and close this gap and on to victory. >> newt gingrich and ron paul largely ignored ellen i and they won no delegates. neither showed signs of stepping out of the wac and a gingrich campaign will be in louisiana. >> by most standards, people would accept that i'm a much better debater than either runyan or santorum them around all -- ron paul at the late- night talk circuit. >> there will be delegates may be committed to mitt romney but the second go r
his rivals dallas race is not over yet about what a night -- thank you, illinois. >> mitt romney did not have to wait long after the polls closed to give his victory speech. a clear win that he would like to say makes it a two-man race. >> we once built an interstate highway system and the hoover dam. now we can't even build a pipeline for it when we replace a law professor with the conservative businessman as president, that will end. >> is great to be back in pennsylvania....
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. >> mid romney won porter rico's primary today and she is looking for another win in illinois so he had moline, rockford and vernon hills, crisscrossing the state planning president obama as energy policy for high gas prices and romney telling supporters that he is the only one in the race who can turn around the economy. mitt romney and his wife and pumping up and overflow crowd first before heading inside a packed and stevie gymnasium for a town hall meeting at a community center in vernon hills the former massachusetts gov. takes to the economy. ronni supporters were out in full force. the gop candidates hoping to pick up another win, in illinois on tuesday after winning the primary and porter rico today. i intend to get latino voters to vote republican in take back the white house. >> stop using immigration as a political weapon. >> santorum had the national media circuit sunday. >> he was not campaigning in illinois today but he got some celebrity help, but the doggers with the the reality show 19 kids in accounting making stops at two chicago churches. >> rick santorum is some
. >> mid romney won porter rico's primary today and she is looking for another win in illinois so he had moline, rockford and vernon hills, crisscrossing the state planning president obama as energy policy for high gas prices and romney telling supporters that he is the only one in the race who can turn around the economy. mitt romney and his wife and pumping up and overflow crowd first before heading inside a packed and stevie gymnasium for a town hall meeting at a community center in...
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politico indicating that is a clear shot at mitt romney. in dixon, illinois, the former senator from pennsylvania talking about other issues including social issues and health care. here's more from that event earlier today. >> ronald reagan stood for free markets, for a free economy. he would be appalled at looking what is happening today with the government takeover of health care. margaret thatcher after she left the prime ministership of england looked back at what she had accomplished in england at the same time that she served as reagan did. she said she never was able to accomplish what reagan accomplished in america. she said the reason the british national health care system. she said once government has their hooks into you, once government makes you dependent upon it for your very health and your lives and that of your children and your loved ones, it got you. [ applause ] they got you. and there is no amount of tributes you will not pay to get what you think you need to preserve your health and more importantly the health of tho
politico indicating that is a clear shot at mitt romney. in dixon, illinois, the former senator from pennsylvania talking about other issues including social issues and health care. here's more from that event earlier today. >> ronald reagan stood for free markets, for a free economy. he would be appalled at looking what is happening today with the government takeover of health care. margaret thatcher after she left the prime ministership of england looked back at what she had...
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rick santorum won the cactus caucus in the south mitt romney and newt gingrich are trying to secure a vote barbara hall reports on the political trace with had a very very good day in our neighboring state of kansas this election is about big things, this is an important election more momentum for rick santorum as he lands a victory in the sunflower state he clicked with social conservatives who shared his same views on anti-abortion and anti same-sex marriage. ron paul hasn't won any gop contest so far but still says it's everybody's waste race to win. i think we're just going to maximize our chances for getting more delegates and and we feel good about that they ditched plans to campaign in kansas in focused on southern states from the and gingrich made it clear it's time for a new president and the white house. this president has not succeeded, he has failed and that's the reason we're going to get rid of him in 2012. >> gingrich and romney have good reasons there are 90 delegates that state. >> the latest wgn tv chicago tribune polls political reporter rick pearson is here with mo
rick santorum won the cactus caucus in the south mitt romney and newt gingrich are trying to secure a vote barbara hall reports on the political trace with had a very very good day in our neighboring state of kansas this election is about big things, this is an important election more momentum for rick santorum as he lands a victory in the sunflower state he clicked with social conservatives who shared his same views on anti-abortion and anti same-sex marriage. ron paul hasn't won any gop...
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those people look to me like perfect romney voters. well-off, well-turned-out, well-educated republicans who are probably good on the fiscal issues because they love to save taxpayers' money on poor people's programs but are pro-choice on all the other things on social issues. romney country, right? john? >> yes, yes, sorry, thought you were talk to go david corn. >> yes. i wanted to get your information. talking about rich republicans. >> absolutely. look, chicago suburbs, i went to college at northwestern university. i know the suburbs pretty well, it's a very -- they are very well off, they are -- they are culturally, socially, politically well-aligned to romney. as i say, down state, it's very conservative. you go to peoria, it is like nashville than it is like chicago. >> what about the northwest side, ethnic people, the polish people and the catholics there, are they going to go with santorum? >> they could on cultural conservative issues. you talked about john hughes territory if you think of the movies, "home alone" and things
those people look to me like perfect romney voters. well-off, well-turned-out, well-educated republicans who are probably good on the fiscal issues because they love to save taxpayers' money on poor people's programs but are pro-choice on all the other things on social issues. romney country, right? john? >> yes, yes, sorry, thought you were talk to go david corn. >> yes. i wanted to get your information. talking about rich republicans. >> absolutely. look, chicago suburbs, i...
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so romney had a good night. but he is still not racking up the numbers he needs to get the delegates by the time we get to the last election this june. that's really troubling if you are a republican and mitt romney. >> and santorum -- what is the percentage he would have to win to stage a block? >> to stage a block, he only has to win about 50 to 60% of the delegates, but that's more than he has been able to win up to this point. so it looks very difficult for him to be the candidate who is that close. but you keep gingrich in the race he doesn't seem like he is getting out any time soon. that with multiple candidates that's what is making it hard for romney to amass the actual majority. >> republicans are going to go to overtime, i think on this. >> i'm excited about it. looking ahead to the louisiana primary, there was another poll that was done of likely republican voters that shows santorum with a 13-point lead. now who knows how much romny is going to be able to spend to be able to overcome that, it is on
so romney had a good night. but he is still not racking up the numbers he needs to get the delegates by the time we get to the last election this june. that's really troubling if you are a republican and mitt romney. >> and santorum -- what is the percentage he would have to win to stage a block? >> to stage a block, he only has to win about 50 to 60% of the delegates, but that's more than he has been able to win up to this point. so it looks very difficult for him to be the...
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mitt romney as he talked about jobs and the u.s. economy. mitt romney winning in puerto rico over the weekend with its 20 delegates. now all roads lead to illinois tomorrow. a key primary battle in the road to the white house. welcome to hour one of "washington today" here on c-span radio. thanks for being with us. in france, a massive manhunt is under way. the terrorism alert has been raised to a hire leagher level much of the southern part of the country. a man opening fire with two handguns today in front a jewish school, killing a rabbi, his two young sons and a girl. news on politics today, as president obama picking up the pace of his fund-raising for his re-election bid. his campaign collecting $45 million in february. nearly twice as much as the $23 million per month he averaged during the final three months of 2012. the president has $75 million in the bank through the end of january. tomorrow, congressman paul ryan will be unveiling his house republican proposal. in advance of that, the hill newspaper reporting that two senate demo
mitt romney as he talked about jobs and the u.s. economy. mitt romney winning in puerto rico over the weekend with its 20 delegates. now all roads lead to illinois tomorrow. a key primary battle in the road to the white house. welcome to hour one of "washington today" here on c-span radio. thanks for being with us. in france, a massive manhunt is under way. the terrorism alert has been raised to a hire leagher level much of the southern part of the country. a man opening fire with two...
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presumptive nominee. >> mitt romney shored up his frontrunner status in illinois. another win, this one by a large margin in another big midwestern battleground state. >> join us, join us, together we will insure that america's greatest days are still ahead. thank you, guys. >> romney showed his strength, winning men and women voters in illinois, and most said the economy was their number one concern. >> i don't care what the unemployment rate is going to be. >> rick santorum campaigned on freedom from big government. he missed the opportunity to show he could win in the state republicans would need in the fall, but he stuck to his theme. >> economy, national security concerns, and the family, and it's all at stake and it's freedom. >> the republican race boils down to delegates. santorum win as share of illinois. mitt romney most likely wins more illinois delegates, and he is not on track to lock of nomination, but he has his first win in the south. >>> any republican election year budget proposal yesterday drew immediate criticism for cuts in the medicare and for
presumptive nominee. >> mitt romney shored up his frontrunner status in illinois. another win, this one by a large margin in another big midwestern battleground state. >> join us, join us, together we will insure that america's greatest days are still ahead. thank you, guys. >> romney showed his strength, winning men and women voters in illinois, and most said the economy was their number one concern. >> i don't care what the unemployment rate is going to be. >>...
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romney plans to erase his focus. like you shake an etch-a-sketch. >> he said you just take, turn it over, shake it and then you start all over. >> mocking romney as a fake conservative, which he rushed to deny. >> the issues i'm running on will be exactly the same. i'm running as a conservative republican. >> newt gingrich joined the attack. >> so here's governor romney's staff. they don't have the decency to wait until they get the nomination to explain to us how they'll sell us out. >> and santorum had the win-man to try to shoot romney down. >> city commissioners in stanford, florida, have voted no confidence in the police chief over his investigation in the controversial shooting death of a black teenager. three of five commissioners voted against the chief with one demanding he resign in the wake of a killing of an unarmed 17-year-old trayvon martin. the city manager who has the actual authority to fire the chief says he would take the vote into consideration. >>> in new york city, hundreds march to demand justi
romney plans to erase his focus. like you shake an etch-a-sketch. >> he said you just take, turn it over, shake it and then you start all over. >> mocking romney as a fake conservative, which he rushed to deny. >> the issues i'm running on will be exactly the same. i'm running as a conservative republican. >> newt gingrich joined the attack. >> so here's governor romney's staff. they don't have the decency to wait until they get the nomination to explain to us how...
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. >> but was his wife, ann, romney most interesting? >> what is the legacy we'll leave our children and grandchildren? i'm hearing this from women everywhere. >> music to the ears of cherry griffith, a romney delegate. >> i think she's a strong and beautiful woman. >> polls have him leading in illinois where he needs to show he can win the suburban voters and women whom the republicans will need in the fall. romney and santorum run even with republican men in the latest poll. romney beats santorum with women. >> some states we win women and other states we lose. >> analysts say santorum dismisses it as his own peril. democrats enjoy an advantage among women voters. in the latest poll, that gender gap is nine points benefitting obama over santorum and six points over romney. the romneys are looking past tomorrow's primary. >> thank you, women. we need you. we all need you in november, too. we have to remember why we're upset and what we've got to do to fix things. >> romney's election will be here in chicago tomorrow night whereas rick s
. >> but was his wife, ann, romney most interesting? >> what is the legacy we'll leave our children and grandchildren? i'm hearing this from women everywhere. >> music to the ears of cherry griffith, a romney delegate. >> i think she's a strong and beautiful woman. >> polls have him leading in illinois where he needs to show he can win the suburban voters and women whom the republicans will need in the fall. romney and santorum run even with republican men in the...
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suburban romney 45 santorum 34. unless you have no idea of what's more or less, you can tell the suburban and urban voters are going to give mitt romney a probable victory in illinois, even though it is officially too early to call. >> when paul ryan released his budget proposal last year, it became the national economic platform for republicans. any republican who did not offer full support was as true astro sized. a new budget offers tax cuts to the rich. capitol hill was seemingly holding its collective breath for the release of ryan's latest budget proposal after his dramatic trailer. before ryan could make it onstage to receive is oscar, he was beat to the podium questioning the need for the proposal. >> those who say we do not have a budget have either failed to pay attention to what they voted on or deliberately trying to mislead the public. >> rather here to offer americans a chance to choose which future me want for themselves the president's path of debt and decline or the path we're proposing. >> accordin
suburban romney 45 santorum 34. unless you have no idea of what's more or less, you can tell the suburban and urban voters are going to give mitt romney a probable victory in illinois, even though it is officially too early to call. >> when paul ryan released his budget proposal last year, it became the national economic platform for republicans. any republican who did not offer full support was as true astro sized. a new budget offers tax cuts to the rich. capitol hill was seemingly...
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it was romney who made news first today on the economy. andrea mitchell with us tonight from our d.c. news room. good evening. >> good evening, brian. mitt romney is hoping to get most of the 54 delegates up for grabs in illinois tomorrow where rick santorum didn't even file in four districts. romney did get some attention who he acknowledged that the economy improving, but an torem also raised hieyebrows when he said he's not worried about the government. and santorum was also asked today about a louisiana pastor who introduced him outside of batton rouge with fiery words. >> if you don't love america, you don't like the way we do things, i got one thing to say. get out! i said we don't wurshm have due, we don't worship mohammed. we don't worship allah. we worship god, god's son jesus christ. >> this afternoon, santorum responded. >> i think i made that pretty clear throughout my campaign, that i believe very much in freedom of religion. >> with another distraction on the day before another krielsh primary showdown. >> anld rhea mitchell,
it was romney who made news first today on the economy. andrea mitchell with us tonight from our d.c. news room. good evening. >> good evening, brian. mitt romney is hoping to get most of the 54 delegates up for grabs in illinois tomorrow where rick santorum didn't even file in four districts. romney did get some attention who he acknowledged that the economy improving, but an torem also raised hieyebrows when he said he's not worried about the government. and santorum was also asked...
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cox mitt romney won the illinois primary. now he has an eye on maryland. he is in maryland wrapping up an event outside of baltimore. you'll have a live report on the campaigns today. she has run an and won many election since the '70s. we will see you as 6:00. >> let's get another check of the weather. bob is standing by with the latest. >> we are trying to get a little bit of sun from clouds. we will be getting a lot more nothing really going on and around us. if you want some showers there. some beautiful pictures. this will be one of the best years ever for the cherry blossoms. what a perfect spot in the whole wide world. send us your pictures and you can tweak them or send them to-- can tweet pictures or send them to iwitness. the warmth is really continuing. tomorrow we will see some of the morning fog a.m. with temperatures in the 50's. that area of started this out in the middle part of the country it eventually will be rain showers as they get onto saturday and sunday. >> thank you for the pictures of the cherry blossoms. >> big bombshell news tod
cox mitt romney won the illinois primary. now he has an eye on maryland. he is in maryland wrapping up an event outside of baltimore. you'll have a live report on the campaigns today. she has run an and won many election since the '70s. we will see you as 6:00. >> let's get another check of the weather. bob is standing by with the latest. >> we are trying to get a little bit of sun from clouds. we will be getting a lot more nothing really going on and around us. if you want some...
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romney has some momentum, he gets set back. he hasn't been able to make the sale to his own party. >> republican leaders say it's early in the game. >> we're only at halftime. i think this process is going to play itself out. we will have a nominee, i think fairly soon, one, two months away. >> now, newt gingrich and ron paul are also on the ballot in illinois but with very little support. in fact, finn grich said this one is going to be largely between romney and santorum. lynn? >> thank you. >>> at least two powerful tornadoes touched down in nebraska last night. the twisters hit near north platte in lincoln county in the southwest part of the state. at least two people were injured as roofs were torn off the buildings, they knocked down trees and knocked down power lines and of course nbc's bill karins is going to have much more on that. that's going dom up in just a moment. but first spring doesn't officially arrive until tuesday morning but across the country it already feels like spring, even summer in some places. the wa
romney has some momentum, he gets set back. he hasn't been able to make the sale to his own party. >> republican leaders say it's early in the game. >> we're only at halftime. i think this process is going to play itself out. we will have a nominee, i think fairly soon, one, two months away. >> now, newt gingrich and ron paul are also on the ballot in illinois but with very little support. in fact, finn grich said this one is going to be largely between romney and santorum....
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mitt romney. the professor has written widely on the separation of powers, issues, at american political institutions, especially the presidency. his research has appeared in numerous professional journals and other publications. his honors list is very impressive. he is a professor of american politics at the paris school, co-director of the program on political institutions. currently he is working on a book tentatively titled "wartime president," which will examine the impact of war on the power the u.s. president wields at home. before he came to the university of chicago, he was at harvard and at the political science department at the university of wisconsin. in 2000, he received his ph.d. in political science from stanford. a well qualified individual academic professional to introduce to you governor mitt romney. >> thank you. [applause] welcome, everybody, to the "presidency 2012." i know you are not here to see me. that was a nice introduction. a few things. governor romney received his
mitt romney. the professor has written widely on the separation of powers, issues, at american political institutions, especially the presidency. his research has appeared in numerous professional journals and other publications. his honors list is very impressive. he is a professor of american politics at the paris school, co-director of the program on political institutions. currently he is working on a book tentatively titled "wartime president," which will examine the impact of...
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mitt romney pandered. >> but santorum's choice to campaign in puerto rico cost him time in illinois where the race was closer and maybe within reach. instead, it was the romney campaign hurriedly stringing together a weekend string. his polling margin grew to over 8 percentage points. in a speech today at the university of chicago where president obama once taught, the former massachusetts governor charged the administration with mishandling and slowing the nation's economic recovery. >> thank you. >> we once led the world in manufacturing and exports and infrastructure investment. today we lead the world in lawsuits. labor unions, they once served as a symbol of worker rights and fair treatment and a growing middle class. today they too often represent the worst of special interest. >> with illinois one of the few states to lose jobs last year, romney has repeatedly called santorum a light weight on the economy. this morning, santorum dismissed romney's claim that he is an economic heavyweight. >> when he
mitt romney pandered. >> but santorum's choice to campaign in puerto rico cost him time in illinois where the race was closer and maybe within reach. instead, it was the romney campaign hurriedly stringing together a weekend string. his polling margin grew to over 8 percentage points. in a speech today at the university of chicago where president obama once taught, the former massachusetts governor charged the administration with mishandling and slowing the nation's economic recovery....
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. >>> mitt romney wins the illinois primary basically a two man race between romney and rick santorum romney mostly won in chicago area, santorum got support down state. ron paul and newt gingrich who did not campaign heavily in illinois were far behind with 9% and 8% respectiveically, romney thanked his supporters after results came in. >> under this president, bureaucrats, prevent drilling rigs from going the work in the gulf they keep coal from being mined impede reliable supply of natural gas they tell farmers what their kids are able to do on their farms. this administrations assault on freedom kept this so called recovery from meeting their projections, let alone our expectations. >> romney is holding a town hall meeting in maryland today, he will be at the american legion post in arbutus south of baltimore, later this afternoon. >>> a big day for maryland senator, she is being honored on the senate floor this afternoon after becoming the longest serving woman in congressional history she reached the milestone saturday breaking the record representing maryland on capitol hill fo
. >>> mitt romney wins the illinois primary basically a two man race between romney and rick santorum romney mostly won in chicago area, santorum got support down state. ron paul and newt gingrich who did not campaign heavily in illinois were far behind with 9% and 8% respectiveically, romney thanked his supporters after results came in. >> under this president, bureaucrats, prevent drilling rigs from going the work in the gulf they keep coal from being mined impede reliable...
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-- >> now mitt romney wins big in illinois. in his victory speech, he comes out swinging at president obama. >> now, by the way, the president's trying to erase his record, with some new rhetoric. the other day he said this, we are inventor, we are builders, we are makers of things, we are thomas edison. we are the wright brothers. we are bill gates. we are steal job it's wait, i missed that. we are steve jobs. that's true. but the problem is, he's still barack obama. >> governor romney and speaker gingrich went along with the ride. guess what? when the climate changed, they changed their position. and now they're all for drilling and they're all for oil and gas and coal. i was for it because it was the right thing to do then. i'll be for it tomorrow and the next day and the next day. i am not going to change with the climate. [cheers and applause] >> brit hume is here. good evening. and of course, everyone says, both newt gingrich and santorum, both say they are onto the next one. but this looks different? >> it does look diff
-- >> now mitt romney wins big in illinois. in his victory speech, he comes out swinging at president obama. >> now, by the way, the president's trying to erase his record, with some new rhetoric. the other day he said this, we are inventor, we are builders, we are makers of things, we are thomas edison. we are the wright brothers. we are bill gates. we are steal job it's wait, i missed that. we are steve jobs. that's true. but the problem is, he's still barack obama. >>...
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but mitt romney, even though he's leading the polls there, isn't taking the land of lincoln for granted. >> these pancakes are something else, i'll tell you. >> reporter: mitt romney in his third day campaigning in illinois, the land of reagan and obama. >> i'm looking for the nod here in illinois. >> reporter: romney's up by nine points in the latest poll. santorum is the underdog, ineligible for ten of today's 54 delegates because he filed paperwork too late. on monday, santorum tried to redefine the key issue in this race. >> i don't care what the unemployment rate is going to be. doesn't matter to me. my campaign doesn't hinge on unemployment rates. >> "do care about the unemployment rate. it does bother me. i want to get people back to work. >> reporter: then santorum clarified. >> of course i care about the unemployment rate. i want it to go down. i'm saying my candidacy doesn't hinge on whether it goes up or down. >> reporter: but it's today's numbers, the illinois vote, that romney's team will hope will solidify him as a front-runner. analysts say he needs a win. a big one. >> a
but mitt romney, even though he's leading the polls there, isn't taking the land of lincoln for granted. >> these pancakes are something else, i'll tell you. >> reporter: mitt romney in his third day campaigning in illinois, the land of reagan and obama. >> i'm looking for the nod here in illinois. >> reporter: romney's up by nine points in the latest poll. santorum is the underdog, ineligible for ten of today's 54 delegates because he filed paperwork too late. on...
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one step back for the romney campaign. the remark a top adviser might wish he could take back. >>> mean season. the downside of early summer. why millions are suffering through this otherwise pleasant arrival of warm weather. >>> saints and sinners. tonight, the shot hurt around the world of sports. >>> and the boomtown. what is that shaking homes and nerves, keeping all the people up at night? the mystery in a small midwestern town. "nightly news" begins now. >>> good evening. they are driven by a social media campaign, by mainstream media coverage, by sadness, and just plain outrage at the thought that an innocent teenager was killed in cold blood outside of his father's home in florida. to show you the level of concern over this case in florida, this is a rally under way tonight here in new york. national attention has now come crashing down on the case of trayvon martin. he was 17 years old. he was encountered by a local neighborhood watch volunteer who unlike a lot of others in neighborhoods across this country, had a
one step back for the romney campaign. the remark a top adviser might wish he could take back. >>> mean season. the downside of early summer. why millions are suffering through this otherwise pleasant arrival of warm weather. >>> saints and sinners. tonight, the shot hurt around the world of sports. >>> and the boomtown. what is that shaking homes and nerves, keeping all the people up at night? the mystery in a small midwestern town. "nightly news" begins...
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and president obama is a day lost for mitt romney. and i would also add that because of the nature of the attacks and the super p.a.c.s, by the way the most disgraceful decision of the united states supreme court in my memory maybe not in the history but certainly in my memory, out of ignorance and stupidity they issued the citizens united decision. but anyway, so with the negative ads funded by the super p.a.c.s, we've driven the unfavorables of mitt romney up higher which is the advantage to president obama. as soon as we get to the target and debate and contest between mitt romney and president obama, the better off we will be and the better our chances will be of winning in november. >> senator when do you know? right. you've made it through the nominating process and then you didn't. so when is a candidate do you know that it's just time to give it up. when does your presence become more destructive to the overall process? >> well let me remind you that in 2000 i had to make that decision. you know, it's like, what's the differen
and president obama is a day lost for mitt romney. and i would also add that because of the nature of the attacks and the super p.a.c.s, by the way the most disgraceful decision of the united states supreme court in my memory maybe not in the history but certainly in my memory, out of ignorance and stupidity they issued the citizens united decision. but anyway, so with the negative ads funded by the super p.a.c.s, we've driven the unfavorables of mitt romney up higher which is the advantage to...
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i will leave that to mitt romney. at the end of the day, i think he has done a great job, distinguishing himself in what he did with health care reform in massachusetts. mind you, he had an 85% democratic house and senate. what he introduced is not what the legislature passed. but it's nice and day to obamacare. at the end of the day, greta, people are worried about 25 million people out of work. they are worried about the infrimplment on our freedoms and the ability of our economy to recover. there is no one to believe that a -- that a law professor, and a bureaucrat, life-time bureaucrat will turn this economy around. he has 3 years to do the has done a terrible job. the economy's worse. we fled a job creator and a businessman. and that's why we want mitt romney. >> part of the thinking is that from the republican side of the ledger, is that the economy is doing poorly because of health care costs and the president obama national health care law is going to create a bigger burden on the system, but the system does m
i will leave that to mitt romney. at the end of the day, i think he has done a great job, distinguishing himself in what he did with health care reform in massachusetts. mind you, he had an 85% democratic house and senate. what he introduced is not what the legislature passed. but it's nice and day to obamacare. at the end of the day, greta, people are worried about 25 million people out of work. they are worried about the infrimplment on our freedoms and the ability of our economy to recover....
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the road to the gop presidential nomination heads through illinois today >> that romney is ahead and prattle kingston shows us he might get an extra boost at the expense of its biggest rival. >> the polls are open across illinois. voters are picking the republican they want to see challenge president obama this fall. it is a showdown between met ronnie and rick santorum who is trying to recover from a stumble on the campaign trail. >> i don't care what the unemployment rate will be, it doesn't matter to me >> at a rally in peoria romney pounced on his rivals anne state >> one of the people running for the republican nomination says he does not care about the unemployment rate, that does not bother him. i do care about the unemployment rate >> rick santorum later admitted it is important to me and went on to say that his symptoms of the government lives in >> is one of those things where you wish you had eight 2 over but you know what? i think it is important that you try to get a sense of how real the candidate is, mistakes end of >> he hopes to his message of restoring freedom will
the road to the gop presidential nomination heads through illinois today >> that romney is ahead and prattle kingston shows us he might get an extra boost at the expense of its biggest rival. >> the polls are open across illinois. voters are picking the republican they want to see challenge president obama this fall. it is a showdown between met ronnie and rick santorum who is trying to recover from a stumble on the campaign trail. >> i don't care what the unemployment rate...
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romney, in the pro-romney super pac spent $3.7 million. to pull off an upset, rick santorum needs big wins in the down state and rural areas and to compete in chicagoland, where mitt romney is strong. newt gingrich was in louisiana, which votes saturday. ron paul took the day off the trail. neither seriously competed in the land of lincoln, so santorum's contention that he could win head to head with romney, could be put to the test tonight. 24 of illinois's hundred-plus counties have had ballot problems, the ballots are slightly bigger than the machines. it could slow the count. they will have to be handital lead, so the results could be coming later in the evening tonight. >> >> bret: just autopsy up the road in schaumburg, thank you. let's see what the voters are telling us. we go to steve brown in napier swrl early exit poll results. >> yes, it's less than 2 hours until the polls close in the lands of lincoln. what we are learning is that midwestern illinois is upon nearly as conservative as the southern states that held primary contes
romney, in the pro-romney super pac spent $3.7 million. to pull off an upset, rick santorum needs big wins in the down state and rural areas and to compete in chicagoland, where mitt romney is strong. newt gingrich was in louisiana, which votes saturday. ron paul took the day off the trail. neither seriously competed in the land of lincoln, so santorum's contention that he could win head to head with romney, could be put to the test tonight. 24 of illinois's hundred-plus counties have had...
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several victories but no knockout punch bid romney tries to put the pressure on gop rivals to get out of the race familiar name for 2008 campaign surplus and again joe the plumber joining united states congress ♪ ♪ [ sighs ] hey! come on! what? i've been skimming mac and cheese for 75 years. 75? yeah. i'm only 45. i have another family. what?! what. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] celebrating seventy-five years of gooey creamy delicious kraft macaroni & cheese. you know you love it. i try to be a good boyfriend. which means being a good listener. she told me tide with downy would make my shirt softer. and was she right? [ chuckles ] [ snoring ] the proof's in the snoring. [ snoring louder ] [ chuckles ] that's my tide. what's yours? ask mitt romney campaign manager tuesday pretty super for presidential candidate eking out a victory all important state of ohio in three of them lost to rick santorum not surprising new gingrich home state of georgia met romney staffs and took time today to recharge leftists, mass. however senior adviser says it would take dramatic change for mitt romney t
several victories but no knockout punch bid romney tries to put the pressure on gop rivals to get out of the race familiar name for 2008 campaign surplus and again joe the plumber joining united states congress ♪ ♪ [ sighs ] hey! come on! what? i've been skimming mac and cheese for 75 years. 75? yeah. i'm only 45. i have another family. what?! what. ♪ ♪ [ male announcer ] celebrating seventy-five years of gooey creamy delicious kraft macaroni & cheese. you know you love it. i try to...
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romney versus obama. >> we once built an interstate highway system. now we can't even build a pipeline. that is going to end. it is great to be back in pennsylvania. >> rick santorum argued an illinois upset would change the race. he lost by a double digit margin but his speech didn't sound like a concession. he looked ahead. >> we're going pick up a boat load of delegates and close this gap and move on to victory. >> neither showed sivepbs stepping out of the race -- signs of stepping out of the race. >> by most standards people would accept the fact that i'm a much better debater than romney or santorum. >> ron paul hit the talk show circuit last night. >> there are delegates committed to mitt romney. then the second go-around they are not committed and they can vote their conscious. then i believe we'll get a lot of ron paul votes. >> rick santorum is hoping he can pick up a win in louisiana. he still lags in the money race. mitt romney outspent santorum 7-1 in illinois. >> thank you very much. it is 60 degrees on tv hill at 5:0 . some students hea
romney versus obama. >> we once built an interstate highway system. now we can't even build a pipeline. that is going to end. it is great to be back in pennsylvania. >> rick santorum argued an illinois upset would change the race. he lost by a double digit margin but his speech didn't sound like a concession. he looked ahead. >> we're going pick up a boat load of delegates and close this gap and move on to victory. >> neither showed sivepbs stepping out of the race --...
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see a santorum/gingrich ticket what newt gingrich's thing about the to joining forces against mitt romney and apple gets hit with a class-action lawsuit over what is personal assistant "siri" really can do [ male announcer ] this is lois. the day starts with arthritis pain... a load of new listings... and two pills. after a morning of walk-ups it's back to more pain back to more pills. the evening showings bring more pain and more pills. sealing the deal... when, hang on... her doctor recommended aleve. it can relieve pain all day with fewer pills than tylenol. this is lois... who chose two aleve and fewer pills for a day free of pain. [ female announcer ] try aleve d for strong all day sinus and headache relief. american soldier is accused of shooting 16 afghanis civilians and a district with in kantar province over the weekend he suffered traumatic brain injury on a previous deployment to iraq ... afghani taliban are vowing revenge ... >>what happened to this weekend is absolutely heartbreaking when you look at what the military has achieved under enormous pressure you cannot help but b
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. >> la romney was only four points ahead. >> he said it was the first time the romney had 50 percent now to john to 48. it's down to 48. >> santorum is showing strength to end the malloy area of illinois. in the rural area . >> the winner of the republican primary of the illinois...mitt romney. >>. the tolland has been set. campaign supporters are still around. ann romney introduced her husband as the man who second can transform america. we heard him reflected and expand upon his thoughts repeatedly in recent days. his experience in government and in the private sector businessman experience makes him only canada candidate able to deal with the american economy. he's insisting that its time for a change at the top. >> three years of the obama have brought us shrinking paychecks there have been historic drops and then come. the president that doesn't hesitate to use all means necessary it's time to say this word. enough. . >> we have mentioned in our campaign in recent days... santorum may or may not the but he is campaigning again here tonight romney is campaigning directly against
. >> la romney was only four points ahead. >> he said it was the first time the romney had 50 percent now to john to 48. it's down to 48. >> santorum is showing strength to end the malloy area of illinois. in the rural area . >> the winner of the republican primary of the illinois...mitt romney. >>. the tolland has been set. campaign supporters are still around. ann romney introduced her husband as the man who second can transform america. we heard him reflected...
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. >> reporter: mitt romney greeted voters in illinois explaining why he should win the state's g.o.p. primary. >> i'm going to get us the energy on the ground we need so we can keep the money that's being spent buying energy from other people, keep it here, put people to work with those dollars. >> reporter: romney rolls into the next contest with new momentum from his overwhelming victory in puerto rico over the weekend. >> 20 delegates, all the contents that were in that contest are ours so that's good news. >> reporter: he's holding on to more delegates than all his rivals combined. now romney's campaign is stepping up calls for other republican white house hopefuls to step aside but his chief challenger rick santorum vows he will fight to the end. >> the convention will nominate a conservative, not the establishment moderate candidate from massachusetts. >> reporter: santorum claims romney is outspending him 10-1 ahead of tomorrow's pry appear in illinois. >> it's mit rom my who is systematically has gone out there and run a negative campaign, has had no positive vision for this c
. >> reporter: mitt romney greeted voters in illinois explaining why he should win the state's g.o.p. primary. >> i'm going to get us the energy on the ground we need so we can keep the money that's being spent buying energy from other people, keep it here, put people to work with those dollars. >> reporter: romney rolls into the next contest with new momentum from his overwhelming victory in puerto rico over the weekend. >> 20 delegates, all the contents that were in...
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romney to congratulate him. it is going beyond politics and petty, the longer it is petty the more difficult it is to get these guys rallying around together. >>guest: it will be hard for santorum or newt gingrich to endorse romney if they choose to do it, it will be odd because as we have known in past campaigns, george h.w. bush spoke favorably of ronald reagan and it was not the pettiness and when the party agreed to a nomination they got on board and it was meaningful, not just lip service. and it will not be helpful to romney to have them standing with him after we have seen what has gone on. >>neil: i know they want to stay if the race and they could take umbrage at some saying it is time to go, and i wonder if they will leave when they are ready and are they good and ready convention time? >>guest: well, it is, i think, the race will be decided probably in the next 30 days as we move from proportional race where you get something by showing up to winner take all and it doesn't matter if you are second or
romney to congratulate him. it is going beyond politics and petty, the longer it is petty the more difficult it is to get these guys rallying around together. >>guest: it will be hard for santorum or newt gingrich to endorse romney if they choose to do it, it will be odd because as we have known in past campaigns, george h.w. bush spoke favorably of ronald reagan and it was not the pettiness and when the party agreed to a nomination they got on board and it was meaningful, not just lip...
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romney loses illinois, it's clear how he can come back. if santorum loses, i think it puts him in a tough position. he'll have lost another big state and a state where he had a chance to have effectively that one-on-one matchup that everybody said he wanted with gingrich fading so thoroughly. >> haven't we come to the point, though, mark where we've learned from florida and from other states that's really no such thing as a make or break state anymore, that is to say, rick santorum can carry on with the mitt romney will never get to the 1144 threshold of delegates as long as rin rik santorum has money behind him had, can he continue to march on despite losses? >> he can, but if romney has a big win in illinois can actually start to convince people that in fact he can get to the majority of delegates. and so that would put him in a stronger position and i think it also will be the case that people realize, again, if romney has a big win in illinois, that santorum can't get there. once you have those two pieces in play, as talking points, i
romney loses illinois, it's clear how he can come back. if santorum loses, i think it puts him in a tough position. he'll have lost another big state and a state where he had a chance to have effectively that one-on-one matchup that everybody said he wanted with gingrich fading so thoroughly. >> haven't we come to the point, though, mark where we've learned from florida and from other states that's really no such thing as a make or break state anymore, that is to say, rick santorum can...